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Opioid Harm Reduction

The Integrated Harm Reduction team addresses different forms of harm reduction, from tobacco use to sexual health and illicit drugs. The team advances policy research and evidence-based public health solutions to help mitigate the harms associated with these behaviors, while preserving individual liberty and promoting public safety. Sign up for updates here.

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New Research: Drug Use While Pregnant – How Some State Laws Inadvertently Endanger Pregnant Women and Their Children

Ann Phelan May 20, 2025
Policy Studies Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction

Prenatal Substance Use Laws Inadvertently Endanger Healthy Families: A Review of Laws Affecting Pregnant Women in Recovery and Their Children

Stacey McKenna, Courtney Joslin May 20, 2025
Analysis Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions

Safer Solutions: Why Focusing Exclusively On Drug Supply Isn’t Enough

Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall May 9, 2025
Testimony Harm Reduction, Northeast, Opioid Harm Reduction, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of MA S 1057, An Act Relative to Fentanyl Test Strips

Robert Melvin May 5, 2025
Testimony Harm Reduction, Northeast, Opioid Harm Reduction, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of MA H 1955, An Act Relative to Fentanyl Test Strips

Robert Melvin May 5, 2025
Real Solutions Alternatives to Arrest, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction, Opioids, Police Deflection, Policing

When Good Intentions Backfire: How Drug Seizures Can Drive Overdose Deaths and What We Can Do Instead

Stacey McKenna, Jillian Snider April 21, 2025
Testimony Harm Reduction, Northeast, Opioid Harm Reduction, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of NH HB 226, Relative to the use of drug checking equipment

Robert Melvin April 15, 2025
Letters Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction, South, State Policy

R Street Letter in Support of Georgia Senate Bill 6: “An Act to […] to authorize the use of testing equipment to determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated”

Marc Hyden April 11, 2025
Events hosted by RSI, Virtual Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction, Opioids, Policing, Prison Reform, Reentry

Behind Bars and Beyond: Impacts of Access to Medication for Substance Use During and After Incarceration

R Street Institute May 15, 2025
Explainers Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction

How Harm Reduction Prevents Syringe Litter

Stacey McKenna April 8, 2025

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